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| Zen of Yu-GI-OH; more than a game, it's a mindset | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 27 2005, 06:36 PM (555 Views) | |
| K10 | Jun 27 2005, 06:36 PM Post #1 |
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To me, Yugioh is more than a simple game. It is a small scale event, one that needs hours of preparation, days of anticipation, and many a dollar spent before the event even arrives. A well built deck and sideboard has amazing amounts of thought placed within it. what will be ran at the tournament. what can my deck not handle, and what can it handle? It will have paid perfect attention to the cards available, looking at every aspect of the cards present, like how an exodia deck runs Mof in trios, praying it gets hit by a Noc. All of this culminates in a duel that will last a mere fifteen minutes, and repeated several times that day, yes for prizes, but more for that feeling of accomplishment we all get for a game well played. That is the Zen of the game, and it all culminates in my motto: "A duel is half over by the time the first card is drawn." Simple fact, the better prepared player has a huge advantage. Now, how this all works can be explained by the trinity of the duelist, a trinity sometimes called the "three talents". The first of these is the easiest to acquire, though the hardest to master. deck building. This is the skill that must be used before the duel, and infact many be the most important of the three, why else would we rate decks based on tier, and cookie-cutting be such a powerful aspect of the game. Without a solid deck, no player can ever hope to achieve the true heights of his or her own potential. it is through deck design, in fact, we limit, or even remove the other two of the three talents. By far the more difficult to acquire than deck building, it is also far more accredited is the talent of playing skill. The ability to see the timings of the cards in your hand, to play the right cards to free yourself of a tight spot, and to hinder your opponent as much as possible. An easy skill to raise, by simply playing repeatedly your skill raises, and you become better. The third skill, the one that cannot be acquired, but is most often scoffed at, is luck. like it or not, it is very much a part of the game. If two players are equal, then luck will determine the victor, and nothing else. |
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| Vampire Lord | Jun 27 2005, 06:51 PM Post #2 |
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Great article, K10. I agree with you. And though luck is indeed scoffed at, it's settling more duels now than ever. After all, if two CCCCs are pitted against each other, it's all up to whether somebody gets a God Hand, who draws BLS-Envoy first, etc. However, you can build your deck so you can manipulate luck to your advantage. Graceful Charity and Pot of Greed are excellent cards for doing this, and are thus run in literally every deck. |
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| Raging Flame Sprite | Jun 29 2005, 06:01 PM Post #3 |
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Very nice article k10. You're completely right. It's kind of funny how a person can spend hours, days, even weeks in preparing a deck, working out the possibilities, and seeing what they'll be able to do. It's nice when you get what you need, all through luck, and completely anihilate your opponent. And it plain out sucks when you just can't manage it. All in all, its something that requires so much of a person, more than anyone that scoffs them can ever realize. |
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| Apocolypse | Jun 29 2005, 08:43 PM Post #4 |
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Indeed, that was a great and truthful article. A deck is more then just random cards being placed together. The person puts thought into their deck and stratigizes and such. Possibly spending weeks, months, even years perfecting their deck. Although luck is indeed a part of this game, it is mostly the cards placed in your deck and how you use them that effect the outcome of the duel. |
| I will kill anyone who dares stand in my way of world conquest! *ehem* I mean, if I am opposed you shall indeed regret it! | |
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| tea'sfavoriteharumboy | Jul 2 2005, 12:32 AM Post #5 |
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but, what noone seems to be saying, and i no this is at the risk of being IMMENSELY corny, but I will say it anyway..... a good duelist doesn't just put time and effort into a deck. he/she uses them, yes, but that's not the important part. th important part is SOUL if you believe in your deck, and pour your heart and soul into it, like every good duelist should, than you should have noproblems taking out some of even the most powerful duelists (unless of course your deck really sucks. and i'm not saying you'll wn every time, either. i'm just saying that a firm bond between a duelist and his dueling deck are quite improtant..)and FYI, yes, I AM a firm believer in the heart of the cards. |
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....that was a joke up above .....ok no it wasn't. .....Got you again. ......or did I | |
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| K10 | Jul 2 2005, 12:38 AM Post #6 |
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i agree tea's, BUT that heart should be put into the game before the duel starts. you should love your deck, and that love should be shown with proper care, and planning. the better prepared player will still beat the one who just fills a deck with his favorite cards. |
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| Kyp Durron | Jul 2 2005, 12:42 AM Post #7 |
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being a kaiba fan, i have to scorn u all for beliving in the heart of the cards... j/k... but a duelist should have faith in their deck. what i've noticed is that if i'm in need of a certain card, i usually get it (or PoG). but yeah, K10 is right. dueling takes hours of prep. between building a deck, testing it, refining it, testing it again, refining it again, and so on, one could spend days w/o really "finishing a good duel" |
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| Apocolypse | Jul 2 2005, 05:16 AM Post #8 |
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Yup. A duelist should beleive in him/her-slef. If the person thinks they cannot win before the duel takes place it is most likely you have already lost. |
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| Vampire Lord | Jul 2 2005, 02:15 PM Post #9 |
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Harum, you sound like Yugi and Tea rolled up into one big ball of corniness. Lol. Just add in some stuff about the "power of friendship" and you can provide the voices for both of them on the anime
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| Apocolypse | Jul 2 2005, 04:26 PM Post #10 |
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I don't know if that is a compliment to him, or an insult.....lol |
| I will kill anyone who dares stand in my way of world conquest! *ehem* I mean, if I am opposed you shall indeed regret it! | |
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| Vampire Lord | Jul 2 2005, 04:29 PM Post #11 |
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It depends on whether or not he likes Yugi (judging by his screenname, I assume he likes Tea) |
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| Apocolypse | Jul 2 2005, 05:05 PM Post #12 |
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Yah.....but still... |
| I will kill anyone who dares stand in my way of world conquest! *ehem* I mean, if I am opposed you shall indeed regret it! | |
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| tea'sfavoriteharumboy | Jul 2 2005, 06:06 PM Post #13 |
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lol, i like yugi, i just think that tea is INCREDIBLY hot. lol it would be cool to do his voice, though.... anyway, i no it's corny, but that's wat i believe. and, just to complete the absolute cornyness, and show-like dialogue... >sniff, but friendship is powerful, isn't it?< lol PS: FYI, i even do the hand to deck, "heart of the cards, guide me" thing when the need arrises. and it usally helps. isn't that right, toilet? >waves axe of despair under toilets nose.....< |
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....that was a joke up above .....ok no it wasn't. .....Got you again. ......or did I | |
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| Vampire Lord | Jul 2 2005, 07:02 PM Post #14 |
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The Heart of the Cards hates me. Whenever I ask it for help, it gives me the worst card for the situation. |
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| Raging Flame Sprite | Jul 2 2005, 11:49 PM Post #15 |
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yeah i'll back that up. but seriously, heart of the cards can be crap...but it may come through sometimes. yeah, yeah, corny, w/e, i don't care. i'll just say this: i have complete and utter faith in my gravekeepers, which is what i run most often, and they do come through. i agree with K10- its not just hoping for the winning card in a duel, but pouring ur heart and soul into the creation of the deck and the care of the cards. and i'll stick by that, no matter how many times the dramatic draw and fatal glance fails. |
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